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English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈneɪm/ , SAMPA: /"neIm/

Rhymes: -eɪm

Etymology

Old English nama from Proto-Germanic * namon < Proto-Indo-European * nomn- .

Germanic cognates: Old High German namo (modern German Name ), Old Saxon namo (Dutch naam ), Old Frisian noma , Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌼𐍉 , Old Norse nafn (Swedish namn ).

Indo-European cognates: Latin nōmen (French nom ), Greek ὄνομα (onoma), Old Irish ainm (Cornish hanow ), Sanskrit नाम (nāma), Avestan nama , Old Church Slavonic имѩ (Russian имя ).

Noun

name ( plural names )

1. Any word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
   • 1904: L. Frank Baum, The Marvelous Land of Oz — So good a man as this must surely have a name .
2. Reputation.
   • William Shakespeare Othello , III-iii — Good name in man and woman, dear my lord / Is the immediate jewel of their souls: [1]
3. ( computing ) : A unique identifier, generally a string of characters.
4. An investor in Lloyds of London bearing unlimited liability.

Translations

name (proper noun)

reputation

Transitive Verb

to name ( third-person singular simple present names , present participle naming , simple past named , past participle named )

1. To give a name to.

   1904: L. Frank Baum, The Land of Oz — I will name the fellow 'Jack Pumpkinhead!'

2. To mention, specify.

   He named his demands.

   You name it!

3. Identify:

   naming the problem

4. To publicly implicate.

   The painter was named as an accomplice.

5. To designate for a role.

   My neighbor was named to the steering committee.

Translations

give a name to

mention, specify, choose

identify, define, specify

publicly implicate

designate for a role

Anagrams

• amen
• mane
• mean
• NEMA

Related terms

• name after
• name day
• nameplate
• namesake
• be on first name terms with
• byname
• Christian name
• family name
• given name
• nickname
• pen name
• surname
• true name

See also

• christen
• Appendix:Names

Kurdish

Noun

name

1. letter (a document)

Other Translations for "name"

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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		-. .- -- .
Binary		1101110 1100001 1101101 1100101
Hex		6E616D65
Pig Latin		amenay

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